[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldemort and his muggle hating

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 61032


><<It's also interesting to note that Harry himself is almost the
>exact
>opposite of Voldie himself, despite their very similiar upbringings.
>Harry
>was orphaned as a baby, so was Voldie. Harry is a half-blood, so is
>Voldie.>>
>
>This blood thing has always confused me.  LV father was a muggle, his
>mother a witch, which makes LV a half-blood.  Now to harry: his
>father was a wizard, his mother a muggle-born witch.  This leads me
>to think that Harry would be more than half-blood, even if not quite
>full-blood.  While their are similarities, I don't think Harry and LV
>are as similar as many people say.  Anyone else have thoughts on this
>matter?
>
>"helopookie"
>
Referring to my post of a few minutes ago, where I was talking to Linda 
about the "yeah, this is supposed to show how stupid prejudice is, but it 
might be nice if we understood the rules" - I think the point is that, in 
the eyes of the Malfoys who are "purebloods" and care about such things, 
their family has been wizards born of wizards, and married only wizards born 
of wizards, back as far as records are kept.  Anyone who's born of muggles, 
whether both their parents were Muggles and their child was a spontaneous 
genetic mutation (because I really don't believe that hidden squib ancestry 
explains it at all - I don't think JKR writes that way, otherwise I think 
she's slip in there through dialogue somehow that anyone who shows wizarding 
talents *must* have a wizard or witch back in the family tree somehow) or 
they are the result of a witch marrying a Muggle (*gasp!*), is 'tainted' - 
through no fault of their own, especially the kids like Hermione whose 
parents weren't trying to produce a witch child and get a foothold in the 
WW, or whatever garbage someone like the Malfoys might think up to say.

Felinia

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